Packing bench



Dec. s, 1925.

iff. com/#ANDER Dec. 8,1925. l 1,565,058-

P. P. GOMMANEBER PACKING BENCH Filed Sept. 15, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J u -I 6 l 2? 55 j! z Z922 Z55 25 36 Ja Z5 4" 2 i El@ z2 5 f4 ZJ l J 5 Z4 Z ,f5 5052, yf 5f Z1 l l I gnvcntz y 24 j; ,7m mi/zafzf I7/ z ff STA PAUL P. COMMANDER, balpennen; esonera.

Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

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To'all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I. PAUL P. COMMANDER, a citizen of the' United States, residing at Doerun, in the county of Colquitt and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Packin@r Bench, of whichthe vfollowing is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter ofzthis application is a bench of lthat general sort on which boxes are placed whilst. oranges and other fruit are being packed in the boxes, and, generally and broadly stated, the invention aims to provide -novel means vWhereby'the'boxv may be turned readily end for end, so that the empty compartment of the box may be placed adjacent to the bin offthe like which contains the fruit that is being packed, the construction being such that the box, having been filed, may be carried outwardly and away from the bin, to be deposited upon a conveyor or the. like.

l It is within the province of the disclosure "thedevice being broken away; l.afplanshowing the slide which is mounted to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that sort to which the invention appertains.

- Although a preferred form of the invention has been shown, it will be understood that a mechanic, working within the scope of what is claimed, may make changes and improvements, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 shows in plan, :a 4device constructed in accordance .with the invention, the slide andthe plat- Yformi-being advanced, and the'platform being-shown indotted line -in a vposition which 'it-will' assume after. it has been sW'unglaterally-f; Figure 2 is a side elevation, the parts being in the positions depicted in Figure 1, and some ortions 4of igure 3 is for right-line reciprocation on the support :Iorf bench; Figure 4 is-a longitudinal Section, vsome-parts being in'elevation, andthe f- 0 piece 12, the erosspieces 12 and 14 bemglo- YThe device forming the 'subject matter of this application embodies a 'support 1, which is in the form of a bench, including approximately vertical legs 2 which may be ex- ,tepdedtoiorm top bars 3. At their lower PACKING BENCH.

ends.' the legs 2, 'asv shown in-Figure 4, are. supplied with outstanding feet-20 adapted to be held by securing elements 21 on the floor 37although, if it is desired to'move the bench. from place to place,the securing elements 21 will be omitted.

For convenience in describing the relative locations of parts, that end of the machine to which' the referenceletter A is applied, in Figure 1, will be-considered as the front end of the machine, and that'end to which the Areference letter 1B" is applied, will be considered the rearl end.t Thev foregoing being understood, it may-be stated that thev rear ends of thetop bars 3 of thebench extend across `a cleat 5 on'a bin= 6,"or other instrumentality, containing the fruit which is to be packed, the'bench 1 being supportedy at its forward end'by theV legs 2, and at its rear end by' the cleat 5'. The top bars 3 Othe'benCh are supplied'at their rear ends with depending fingers 4 which engage behindv the cleat 5. i

A rear cross piece 7 is connected-at its ends to the top bars 3, as shown best in Figure 5, and, for apurpose to be explained hereinafter, vis osetl downwardly, as Ashown at 8.v Intermediate its ends, the rear cross piece 7 is vfashioned into a depending U- shaped'y bracket -9, carrying a clamp 10,

ywhich may-bea cam lever, fulcrumed at 11 on the bracket.l The cam lever 10 coacts with the -lingers- 4to bind the rear end of `the bench f1' on the cleat 5,-;as outlined-:in vFigure '4,' and, consequently, when the movable parts fof the device- (hereinafter described) are' .'extende'd, as shown in jFigures 1 and2, ther-bench cannot tipovr endwlse,

with' the :legs 2 as a? pivot point, assuming that the securing `elements 21-ar`e-not used. L" Continuing i the description off the details of the support or bench l1,.ity may be stated that the top bars 3.are connected by vanintermediate cross Apiece 12 yand by-.an intermediate crosspiece14located-in front ofthe cross 18 convergeiiwrdl." and. rear-xiardly.

A slide 19, detailed in Figure 3, is mounted for right-line reciprowcatign on the bench 1. The slide 19 embodiesla-sliaped;ineiiil ber 22, supported for reciprocation.. .o n theI parts 12, 14 and 16 of the bench, the vsides of the member 22 beingllocatedbetween thetop bars 3 of the bench, so that the slide is guidedfor' riglitflinefreciprocation on the bench', as-aforesaid'. l Awearcros'sbar 23 and an intermediatecross bar 25 are lsecured to the side portions-of theniemb'er 22 of the slide 19 vand have` proj ectig ends24 (Figure 3) which operate- .ieneatli lthe top bars 3 (Figure 6) ofthe-bench rl-and prevent 'the slide.f-rom `tippingdownwardly at its 'for- Ward end, when the slide vis 1 advanced into theiposi'tion shoWriii-nFigurev4 1. `When the slide19'moves backWardly,as farias it can go, the cross 23 -is' 'above the lrear cross piece 7 ofthe-bench 1and-it-is,o'n account yof ,this fact that 'tlie-I'cross: piece .is downwardlyoffset,fasfshowvnaatfS irl-Figure 5. In order to.-fretnactithe slide .19, yretractile spring 26'is provided,i0ne 'end-of the spring bei'n'gsecured-do'tle a-ear :cross @piece-7 .of th'e -b'ench El, and tiieioth'er enti ofthe spring rbe- ,iu-g :secured-tblthe`.crossibar 25 ofthe slide -19,-as EFdgi'1re2l fwill: Eshow. vVVhentlie slide 19 isgretractedby thespring 26,' the crossfbar 25 of the slide coacts with the 'cross piece 14 of the' bench '1, the Telementv lser-ving fas a stop.I` Vhen the slide '19 is -radvanced, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, thefrear :cross bar 23 of the slide engages with the -cross piece l*12 of the bench 1-,-theelement 12 serving as 'a stop, las Figure 2-Will disclose.

AsV .thus far "described, thefd'evice embodies a bench or support 1, anda slide 119 mounted forlimi'ted- "right-line reciprocatio'n on the bench and'x held on the bench fagainst tilting fa'nvenent when the slide is advanced.l `A platform. '27 V/is .mounted Ion the fslide. '19 lfor pivotal :movement about la vertical airis "and for ysliilingimovement' in fthe directio'n of its length; Itis=upon1the platformf27 that the ,box'whichfis 'to'r be filled isY carried during llh'e bpeuabion of theimachine. f -U-"Flie platform 427 includes lside bars' 28 wvhieh-,uasslrowi in iligures 5 and '6, are lo- 4 lcatedfafbove thefitop barsY 3'of 'the benchv -1 mi'henfthe plat/formfis'parallel to theflength -ro'f"the` bench, ras. 'shown in Ei'gnreAA f1. The sdef1bars928 "ofthe platform v`27 are connected lby'end members 29, the end' members? being "connectedbylpar'alflel longitudinal guides 30.

-A Ecap :piece 131 Y is fdisposed transversely fof *the guidesBOias disclosedin 'Fi'gures'and 1 and Elias ia-depending projection 32 vreceived betveen lthe-`-, ,l.1i `l es '30 and 'so constructed vth'srt" the ca piece S31 'always' stands crosswi'se of the g'u'i es, so '"a'stolnlds thev platform for -lvivdtaimovemeneiandfor slidingimovement 'by what may in the direction of its length, over the upper surtaceseof the-.top bars 3;oftl1e bench and of. the .member 22 of the slide-f 19, it" being shown in Figure 6 that the upper surfaces of nthe parts 3and22 arein the same plane. In order to provide a means wherebv the platform may be turned about' a vertical aXis, a pivot element 33, such as a bolt, passes .downwardly .throughtlie cap piece 31 and its projection 32, and it is held by nuts 34 (Figure (i) on the intermediate cross bar 25 f the slide '19.

Longitudinalrollers 35 are journaled on the A'side bars A28 of the platform 27, and transverse or end rollers :3G are'journaled on the-said-side bars.

Let it be assumed that the 4parts `are arranged as 'shown in Figure 4 -of the ydrawings, the'slide I19 having been retracted from the position of Figure 1, and the platform l27, -having'been swung on the pivot element ,33 o-f tlie'slide, and slid until the rear end of 'the .platform lia-'s beendirected, by the guides "18, into such apposition that the side bars `28 of the slide are above-the top'bars3ofthe benchl, as delineated-in- Figure 6. -It is a matter of common knowledge that orange boxes-'are .provided with Ja transverse ypartition dividing the box into end 'compartments.' The opera-tor slides the box upon the member 427, over the longitudinal rollers 35, and fills, with fruit from'the biiG, that compartment of the box Wliichis nearest to the bin. rlhe platform 27 then is advanced far enough so that the rear end thereof no longer lies between the guides 18, whereupon the platform 27 may bev turned rendfor'end, on

the pivot element 33, to bring-the'empty compartment of -tliebox adjacent tofthe bin l6. -It-is to be'obs'erved'that when the'platform 27 is swung on `the pivot element `33, the platform -al'so 'can be moved vinl the' di- .reotioncf its length, since the platform lcan slide 'with respect tothe cap piece 31 'and' 'its projection-32." Considered from'foneI View point, this feature gives the foperatorani'iicreased leverage on the platform and the box Whilst lthe box being 'turnedonthe-pivot elementE 33: and, considered f from' another view point, it-lrendersnit unnecessary for the operator' Ito step back from 'theben ch, should `the operator choose to s vving the platform be called its-short end, rather endga somewhat non-'technical hich W'ilfl be understood readdottedfline position of the platform'in Figure? 1 is noted. I

The box lha-"ving been completely filled, the platform 27 "-isslid lforvvard'ly until the: rear cross bar 29 "ofthe platform fengages'the 'cap piece'31 which is 'secured by the bolt i33 to than' itslorrg explanation f -the lslide "19. The 'platform lthenpicks' up slide g1:9 andA advances'the slide fuiitil the rear-:crossfbar-B of the xslide 'abuts against the 'cross'. piece 1-2 of the bench"1,asshownfin Figure 2. i By the operation last above deis claimed 1. In a device for facilitating the packing of fruit boxes, a support, a slide mounted for reciprocation on the support, a box carrying platform, and means for mounting the platform on the slide for combined pivotal and lateral translatory movement with 'relation to the slide.

2. In a device for facilitating the packing of fruit boxes, a support, a slide mounted for reciprocation on the support, a boxcarrying platform, means for mounting the platform on the slide for combined pivotal and lateral translatory movement with relation to the slide, and spring means for retracting the slide.

3. In a device for facilitating the packing of fruit boxes, a support, a slide mounted for reciprocation on the support, a boxcarrying platform, means for mounting the platform on the slide for combined pivotal and lateral translatory movement, and interengaging elements on the platform and on the slide whereby movement will be imparted from the platform to the slide after a predetermined amount of lateral translatory movement has been imparted to the platform.

4. In a device for facilitating the packing of fruit boxes, a bench provided at one en with a leg, and equipped at its other end with an angularly disposed support-engaging finger, a slide mounted for reciprocation on the bench, a box-carrying platform mounted to rot-ate on the slide, and a clamping device carried by the bench and cooperating with the finger to prevent the bench from tilting on the leg when the slide and the platform are advanced to a position in which they tend to overbalance the bench.

5. In a device for facilitating the packing of fruit boxes, a bench, a leg at one end of the bench, a slide mounted to reciprocate on the bench, a to rotate on the slide, the slide and the platform being movable to a position in which they tend to overbalance the bench, and means for clamping the other end of the bench to a support, to prevent said overbalancingof the bench with the leg as a fulcrum. c

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto atlixed my signature.

PAUL P. COMMANDER.

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